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1 seize up
((of machinery etc) to get stuck and stop working: The car seized up yesterday.) παθαίνω εμπλοκή -
2 stick
I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) χώνω,μπήγω2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) είμαι καρφωμένος/μπηγμένος3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) κολλώ4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) χώνομαι,μαγκώνω,φρακάρω,κολλώ•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) ξυλαράκι2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) ραβδί,μπαστούνι3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) κλαδί, ματσούκι•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick
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get stuck in (or into) Brit. — get stuck in (or into) Brit. informal start doing something with determination. → the sticks … English new terms dictionary
get stuck in — ► get stuck in (or into) Brit. informal start doing something with determination. Main Entry: ↑stick … English terms dictionary
get stuck into — ► get stuck in (or into) Brit. informal start doing something with determination. Main Entry: ↑stick … English terms dictionary
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get stuck — verb To be unable to make progress. With these bigger tyres, it is harder to get stuck in the sand … Wiktionary
get stuck in — British spoken to start doing something, especially eating a meal or doing some work, with energy and enthusiasm Well, there s lots of work to be done, so let s get stuck in … English dictionary
get stuck into — (informal) GET DOWN TO, make a start on, commence, embark on, get to work at, tackle, throw oneself into. → stuck … Useful english dictionary
get stuck — {v. phr.} 1. To be victimized; be cheated. * /The Smiths sure got stuck when they bought that secondhand car; it broke down just two days after they got it./ 2. To become entrapped or embroiled in a physical, emotional, or social obstacle so as… … Dictionary of American idioms